Purse

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Name/Title

Purse

Entry/Object ID

1960.185

Description

Small purse made of glass seed beads woven on cotton string. The beads form a floral pattern of roses, with gothic arches above and a floral band below. There is a beaded tassel at the bottom and black crocheted lace at the top. It is lined with green silk in a floral damask.

Context

Owned by Sarah Dolloff Frost of Sutton, Vermont. Said to have been a wedding present.

Acquisition

Accession

1960.185

Source or Donor

Stevens, Charles Dolloff

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Purse

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bag, Carrying

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Material

Glass, Silk, Cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Frost, Sarah J Dolloff (1828-1863)

Related Places

Place

City

Sutton

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America